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Misunderstood Words: Word Confusion in Children’s Books

Misunderstood Words: Word Confusion in Children’s Books

by Melanie Scheller | Feb 23, 2024 | 0 comments

Words are easily misunderstood when you haven’t learned to read yet or you’ve never seen them in print. For example, in the area where I grew up, the piece of furniture more commonly known as a dresser was called a “chest of drawers.” I...
Beautiful Words: Lovely Language in Books for Children and Young Adults

Beautiful Words: Lovely Language in Books for Children and Young Adults

by Melanie Scheller | Feb 9, 2024 | 0 comments

In a case involving the definition of “hard-core pornography,” Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said that he couldn’t define it, but “I know it when I see it.” I feel the same way about defining “beautiful...

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